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6-6-2014 Boston Showcase Tour Kylena Parks Chapman University

Alexandra Rupp Chapman University

Kevin Gino Chapman University

Daniel Emmet Shipley Chapman University

Andrei Bratkovski Chapman University

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Recommended Citation Parks, Kylena; Rupp, Alexandra; Gino, Kevin; Shipley, Daniel Emmet; and Bratkovski, Andrei, "Boston Showcase Tour" (2014). Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format). Paper 1488. http://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/music_programs/1488

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CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY Hall-Musco Conservatory ef Music

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Boston Showcase Tour

Peter Atherton, director

Cheryl Lin Fielding, accompanist

Chapman University; a mid-sizer£ comprehensive private universi-!J located in Orange in the heart ef Southern California) has been renowned for more than 70 years for its outstanding music programs) which are todqy concentrated in the universi-!J s acclaimed Special thanks to the Fowler Outreach Fund for making this tour possible. William D. Hall and Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Conservatory ef Music. The Hall-Musco Conservatory offers world-class professional programs in instrumental and vocal musi0 leading to the bachelor ef arts in music and the bachelor ef music in composition) music education. and peiformance. Mat!)! ef the Hall-Musco Conservatory s high/y trained vocal and instrumental musician~ conductors and composers have graduated to peiform and work with the worlds top [Jmphof!J orchestras) companies) choral June 6-8, 2014 ensembles and on the Broadwqy stage) or .are engaged in music education throughout the Boston, Massachussetts United S fates and abroad. Friday, June 6, 2014 Berklee College of Music Saturday, June 7, 2014 The Community House

Chacun le sait G. Donizetti I Feel Pretty L. Bernstein from La ftlle du Regiment (1797 -1848) from Westside Story (1918-1990) Kylena Parks, soprano Alexandra Rupp, mezzo-soprano Ensemble If I Can't Love Her A. Menken Non so piu W.A. Mozart from Beauty and the Beast (b. 1949) from Le nozze di Figaro (1756-1791) Daniel Emmet Shipley, baritone Alexandra Rupp, mezzo-soprano All I Ask of You A.L. Webber from Phantom of the Opera No pueder ser P. Sorozabal (b. 1948) from La Taberna def Puerto (1897-1988) Alexandra Rupp and Daniel Emmett Shipley Kevin Gino, tenor Be My Love N. Brodsky Kevin Gino, tenor (1905-1958) Come paride vezzoso G. Donizetti From L'elisir d'amore Summertime G. Gershwin Daniel Emmet Shipley, baritone from Porgy and Bess (1898-1937) Kylena Parks, soprano Canzonetta sull' aria W.A. Mozart Wunderbar C. Porter from Le nozze di Figaro from Kiss Me Kate (1891-1964) Kylena Parks and Alexandra Rupp Alexandra Rupp None but the Lonely Heart P.I. Tchaikovsky Andrei Bratkovski, bass-baritone (1840-1893) Anything You Can Do I Can Do Better I. Berlin Andrei Bratkovski, bass-baritone from Annie Get Your Gun (1888-1989) Kylena Parks and Daniel Emmet Shipley 0 soave fanciulla G. Puccini from La Boheme (1858-1924) Some Enchanted Evening R. Rodgers and 0. Hammerstein Kylena Parks and Kevin Gino from South Pacijic (1902-1979I189 5-1960) Andrei Bratkovski Suoni la tromba V. Bellini from I Puritani (1801-1835) Dein ist mein ganzes Herz F. Lehar Andrei Bratkovski and Daniel Emmet Shipley from Das Land des Ldchelns Kylena Parks, Kevin Gino, and Daniel Emmet Shipley Dein ist mein ganzes Herz F. Lehar from Das Land des Ldchelns (1870-1948) That's How Young I Feel ]. Herman Kylena Parks, Kevin Gino, and Daniel Emmet Shipley from Mame (b. 1931) Daniel Emmet Shipley and Ensemble Artists Artists Bass-baritone Peter Atherton has had the joy of performing over forty-five roles ranging School, and the USC Thornton Opera. She is currently the music director of Opera from Seneca in The Coronation of Poppea to Frederick in A Little Night Music. His Chapman and adjunct professor and vocal coach at the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music. operatic credits include performances with the Los Angeles Opera, Seattle Opera, Baltimore Opera, Lyric Opera Cleveland, Wolf Trap Opera, Virginia Opera, San Francisco Baritone Andrei Bratkovski has performed the roles of Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro, Opera Touring Division, Opera Atelier, Cairo Opera and the Operafestival of Rome and Baron Zeta in Die Lustig,e Witwe, Speaker of the Temple and the 2nd Armored Man in Die Verona. He has performed with such conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez, Zaubetjliite with Opera Chapman, as well as partial roles in Lucia di Lammermoor, L'Italiana in Lucas Foss, James Conlon, Kurt Herbert Adler, David Effron and Myung-Whun Chung. A{geri and I Puritani. He made his professional debut with Pacific Symphony as the Commissioner in La Traviata and he performed in theil;,, Family Series production of The Mr. Atherton holds the Robert and Norma Lineberger Endowed Chair in music and is Magic Potion in 2014. In 2013, he was chosen to participate in OperaWorks Emerging Artist Director of Operatic Studies and Associate Professor of Voice in the Hall-Musco Program and he also performed as bass soloist for the Mozart Requiem with the Chapman Conservatory of Music at Chapman University. He served as Co-Artistic Director of Chamber Orchestra. Mr. Bratkovski has received a scholarship to the Frost School of Opera festival di Roma for five seasons in Rome, Italy. This summer he will return to teach Music Salzburg Program for the summer of 2014. He is currently pursuing a Bachelor of at the Frost School Salzburg Summer Festival Program in Salzburg, Austria. Mr. Atherton Music in Vocal Performance at Chapman University, he will complete his studies in 2015. has taught at the University of Southern California, the University of California at Los Angeles, Occidental College and at Operafestival di Roma and has presented Master Daniel Emmet Shipley is an emerging artist and composer from Las Vegas, Nevada. His Classes throughout North America. His students have been admitted to prestigious warm, rich vocal tone has thrilled audiences around the United States, and sung in such graduate and apprentice programs across the country, with many performing professionally prestigious venues as the Segerstrom Center For the Arts, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, in Europe, the United States and Canada. the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, and he made his television debut appearing as a guest artist on the Wendy Williams Show. Daniel sings in 7 languages, in multiple genres including Praised by the New York Sun for her "warm, grand and rich" pianism, Cheryl Lin opera, pop, and musical theater. In addition to being a performer, Daniel is also a budding Fielding performs throughout the world and in major venues, including Alice Tully Hall at composer, and composes for film, dance, and classical music. Lincoln Center, Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Merkin Recital Hall, Tanglewood Music Center, Music Academy of the West, Aspen Music Festival, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Daniel has received vocal and musical instruction from some of the most accomplished J uilliard Theater, the Mark Morris Dance Group, and the Getty Museum. operatic, orchestral and choral professors including Dr. Peter Atherton, Dr. Stephen Coker, Dr. Louise Thomas and the world-renowned opera soprano Carol Neblett. Dr. Fielding has been honored with the Grace B. Jackson Prize in Excellence by the Tanglewood Music Festival, recognized by the National Foundation for Advancement in Daniel's recent performances include the role of Count Almaviva in Opera Chapman's the Arts, and three times received the distinguished Gwendolyn Koldofsky Award in production of Le Nozze di Figaro, the role of Belcore in an adaptation of Donizetti's L'elisir Keyboard Collaborative Arts. She has collaborated with distinguished artists such as Peter d'amore staged by director Peter Atherton, and he is enjoying his third season as a member Atherton, Christian Badea, Barry Banks, Angela Brown, Stephen Coker, John DeMain, of the renowned Chapman University Singers. Randall Behr, Enrique Arturo Diemecke, Milena I

(Carmen - Act 2 Quintet), and Le Chevalier des Grieux (Manon - Act 1 Duet). The CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY, located in the heart of Orange County, is one of California's recipient of Chapman University's Nancy Bramlage Award in Opera and winner of the oldest and most respected private universities, offering distinguished undergraduate and Schloss Mirabell Competition in Salzburg, Austria, Gino is noted for his powerful tone and graduate degrees in the context of a liberal arts and sciences ~niversity. For more than 1 ~O sensitive interpretations throughout his repertoires. His other awards include the years, Chapman University has served as a symbol of educatl~nal ~~cess and excellence m semi-finalist position in the Los Angeles Music-Center Spotlight Awards in 2010. He will the state of California. Ranked in the top tier of western umversitles by U.S. News and continue his Graduate studies in the fall at the San Francisco Conservatory. World Report, Chapman has gained national recognition with its commitment to excellence through research and innovative teaching. . . Kylena Parks is a 22 year old working on her undergraduate degree in Opera Performance Chapman University was founded as Hesperian College i~ 1861 in Woodland, Cali_forma by at the Chapman's Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music. Since attending Chapman University, members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Endowed by the Valencia orange Ms. Parks has had the opportunity to perform many leading roles in various , magnate Charles Clarke Chapman, the institution changed its na~e to Chapman College in including The Queen of the Night from Mozart's The Magic Flute) Valencienne from Lehar's 1934, and in 1954 moved to Orange, California. Since our founding, Chapman has grown The Merry Widow) and Susanna from Mozart's The Mam.age of Figaro. Ms. Parks has also into a highly regarded university that attracts high-achieving undergraduate and graduate participated in prestigious summer programs including Dolora Zajick's Institute for Young students from all over the United States, and more than 60 nations around the world. Dramatic Voices in Utah for the last 6 years and OperaWorks in Northridge, CA this past Our mission statement: To provide personalized education of distinction that leads to summer. Ms. Parks was recently accepted into the Frost School of Music summer program, inquiring, ethical and productive lives as global citizens. in Salzburg, Austria which she will attend this coming summer. For more information, visit our website: www.chapman.edu. Alexandra Rupp is currently a freshman at Chapman University studying Vocal Performance with Carol Neblett. She began taking lessons with Kathleen Martin at the age The COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS is the cultural and aesthetic center of of nine years old and also studied with Bill V endice. Throughout her years with Ms. Martin, Chapman University, bringing together the Hall-Musco Conser:atory of Musi~ ~nd the Alex participated and placed in several vocal competitions, including NATS, POSA, Departments of Dance and Theatre. We provide our student~ with t~e finest tr~imng a_nd VOCE, Musical Arts Club, and Classical Singer. In 2013, Alex starred as "Belle" in Santa academic opportunities which emphasize artistic collabora~on, umq~e and innovative Margarita High School's Beauty and the Beast for which she was nominated for a Cappie curricular approaches, and community outreach programs. This three-pillared_ approac~ to and played "Cosette" in Les Miserables for which she received a M.A.C.Y. Highest arts education not only trains great performers - it also develops a generation of artists Achievement Award. This year, Alexandra participated in Opera Chapman's opera scenes who will graduate with the capacity to create means of expression we ~ave yet to ev~n as "Tisbe" from La Cenerentola and took on the role of "Cherubino" in Mozart's Le Nozze di imagine. Our faculty members are talented educators and dedicated p~ofessi_onals, each with Fzgaro. Alexandra also sang with Pacific Symphony for their youth outreach production of extensive experience in their fields, and they bring with them an mcre~ible networ~ _of The Magic Potion, an adaption of Donizetti's opera L'elisir d'amore. personal relationships and professional organizations, provi~i~g outstanding opp~~t~mtles for our students. We cultivate a vibrant atmosphere, combmmg abundant possibilities for scholarship, creativity, free expression and intellectual curiosity through curric~la~ off~rings and cultural events. In 2016, the College opens a new and exciting chapter m its history with the opening of the Marybelle and Sebastian P. Mus:o Center for the_ Arts, a 1,100-seat facility that will serve as the new home for all of our signature produc~ons: The Musco Center represents Chapman University's commitment to the ~rts, and 1t will become an essential space for the Southern California community to expenence the very best of what our college has to offer.

For more information, visit our website: www.chapman.edu/ copa. --c HA p MAN I COLLEGE OF -- u N I v ER s IT y PERFORMING ARTS CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY

President: Dr. James L. Doti Chairman Board of Trustees: Doy B. Henley Chancellor: Dr. Daniele C. Struppa

COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS Dean: Dale A. Merrill Administrative Director: Rick F. Christophersen Operations Manager: Joann R. King Assistant to the Dean: Heather Westenhofer

HALL-MUSCO CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Full-time Faculty: Amy Graziano (Chair) Peter Atherton, Robert Becker, Jeff Cogan, Stephen Coker, Margaret Dehning, Grace Fong, Robert Frelly, Sean Heim, Jeffrey Holmes, Vera lvanova, Christopher Nicholas, Janice Park, Dominique Schafer, Jessica Sternfeld, Nicholas Terry, Louise Thomas, Angel M. Vazquez-Ramos, Daniel Alfred Wachs

Adjunct Faculty: David Alt, Albert Alva, Ron Anderson, Bruce Bales, Mindy Ball, David Black, Pamela Blanc, Jacob Braun, Christopher Brennan, David Cahueque, Francisco Calvo, Clara Cheng, Tony Cho, Ron Conner, Christina Dahlin, Daniel de Arakal, Justin DeHart, Kyle De Tarnowsky, Bridget Dolkas, Kristina Driskill, Cheryl Fielding, Paul Floyd, Patricia Gee, Patrick Goeser, Ruby Cheng Goya, Fred Greene, Timothy Hall, Desmond Harmon, Aron Kallay, Janet Kao, Hye-Young Kim, Jenny Kim, Milen Kirov, Karen Knecht, Johanna Kroesen, Hedy Lee, Vivian Liu, Jonathan Mack, Gary Matsuura, Bruce McClurg, Laszlo Mezo, Alexander Miller, Susan Montgomery, Yumiko Morita, Mary Palchak, Jessica Pearlman, Rebecca Rivera, Matthew Schalles, Isaac Schlanker, Thom Sharp, Lea Steffens, David Stetson, Jacob Vogel, David Washburn, William Wells

Artist in Residence: Milena Kitic, Carol Neblett Temianka Professorship: William Fitzpatrick William Hall Visiting Professor: Jeralyn Refeld Lineberger Endowed Chair: Peter Atherton

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Work-study Students: Lauren Arasim, Liz Chad:wick, Emily Dyer, Sam Ek, Marqis Griffith, Chris Maze, Marcus Paige, Nathan Wilen